In the following excerpt, Campbell discusses methods of description and narration employed by Polo, suggesting that "the being'' that Polo has given to the East in his book "is the body of the West's desire."

In the following review, the anonymous critic praises Marsden's edition of Polo's book, provides an overview of the author's life, and comments on the accuracy of the narrative.

In the following essay, Olschki analyzes the accuracy of Polo's observations regarding Asian religion and politics in the thirteenth century.

In the following excerpt, Penzer provides a detailed analysis of the history of the Polian manuscripts.

In the following excerpt from a lecture delivered before the British Academy, Ross gives a brief account of Polo's journey and his narrative, and introduces several new theories regarding Polo's manuscript.

In the following excerpt, Beazley provides an overview of the surge in geographic exploration that occurred from the mid-thirteenth to the early years of the fifteenth century—providing context for Polo's explorations.

In the following excerpt, Latham examines Rusticello's contribution to Polo's book and asserts that, while Polo's observations in other fields tend to be conservative, his remarks on the "human geography" of the places he visited are outstanding.

In the essay that follows, Marsh discusses Yule's edition of Polo's book and comments on the traveler's "reputation for veracity" as well as his collaboration with his fellow prisoner Rustichello, here called Rusticiano.

In the following essay, Olschki explores the influence of the poetic history of Alexander the Great on Polo's book.

In the following essay, Herriott discusses the superiority of a fifteenth-century Polian manuscript believed to have been lost.

In the following essay, Power discusses Polo's popular and literary reputation, arguing that his work is "a masterpiece of reporting."

In the following excerpt, Hart examines the impact of Polo's book on the sciences of geography and cartography.

In the following excerpt, Margesson briefly comments on the influence Polo's narrative had on Christopher Columbus.